On Tue, 9 Dec 2003 04:43:48 -0500, Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 10:29:30AM +0100, anh le wrote: > > hello, > > > > I'm a Debian 3.0r1 newbie from vietnam. > > > > I have installed gdm but I want to control it behavior like follow: > > > > 1. After loginng in, I do not want the system run gdm immediately, > > but stay in console mode so that I can startx as neccessary. ..do you want gdm to start, or do you want to hop straight into your choise X session? 'init 2', if you booted single user or some such. > > 2. Each time I logout from gdm (System->logout) I want to come > > back into console mode, and don't want gdm respawn again. ..ok, if Kevin understood you correctly, his advice will do what you want. Many ways to skin these cats. ;-) ..'init 1' should kill gdm, then rc.d-config (or somesuch, I don't have a woody system booted right now) to reconfigure the runlevel links into /etc/init.d/ , if you want x|k|w|gdm "only in some cases". > > Where can I find out docs, howtos to re-write scripts my rc, init.d > > to to achieve it > > > > Many thanks, > > --- > > anh > Hi Ahn, > why not get rid of gdm. > This way when you login, you are at a console and just need to startx. > and when you startx, you just exit and you are back at the console. > To do this, do: > apt-get remove gdm -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
